Senate Bill S804

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to suicide prevention

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-S804 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §7.07, Ment Hyg L; add §804-e, Ed
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S7359
2015-2016: S636, S4261
2019-2020: S2404

2017-S804 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to suicide prevention; provides that the office of mental health and the education department shall identify or develop materials for educators regarding suicide prevention measures and signs of depression among school-aged students; provides that related information shall be available on the Internet and may be included in schools.

2017-S804 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S804 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    804
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. ALCANTARA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health and Develop-
   mental Disabilities
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  mental  hygiene  law  and the education law, in
   relation to suicide prevention

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 7.07 of the mental hygiene law is amended by adding
 a new subdivision (g) to read as follows:
   (G)  THE  OFFICE, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, SHALL
 IDENTIFY OR DEVELOP MATERIALS FOR EDUCATORS REGARDING SUICIDE PREVENTION
 MEASURES AND SIGNS OF DEPRESSION AMONG SCHOOL-AGED YOUTH  WHICH  MAY  BE
 USED BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND BOARDS OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES,
 AT  THEIR  OPTION,  TO  EDUCATE  STUDENTS AS THEY DEEM APPROPRIATE. SUCH
 EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO,  INFORMATION
 REGARDING  SYMPTOMS  OF  DEPRESSION,  HOW DEPRESSION MANIFESTS ITSELF IN
 DIFFERENT CULTURES, WARNING SIGNS OF SUICIDE, ACTIONS  TO  TAKE  ONCE  A
 YOUTH  IS  IDENTIFIED  AS  A  RISK OF SUICIDE, AND A LIST OF EDUCATIONAL
 WEBSITES REGARDING SUICIDE AND YOUTHS. SUCH MATERIAL SHALL BE  AVAILABLE
 ON  THE INTERNET WEBSITE OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. THE WEBSITE OF THE
 OFFICE SHALL PROVIDE A HYPERLINK TO THE INTERNET PAGE OF  THE  EDUCATION
 DEPARTMENT THAT DISPLAYS SUCH MATERIALS.
   §  2.  The  education  law is amended by adding a new section 804-e to
 read as follows:
   § 804-E. INSTRUCTION  RELATED  TO  THE  PREVENTION  OF  SUICIDE  AMONG
 YOUTHS.  1.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  MAKE AVAILABLE, ON THE DEPARTMENT
 WEBSITE, MATERIALS, PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION (G) OF SECTION 7.07  OF  THE
 MENTAL  HYGIENE  LAW, AMONG SCHOOL-AGED YOUTH IDENTIFIED OR DEVELOPED BY
 THE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT.
   2. INSTRUCTION REGARDING THE PREVENTION OF SUICIDE MAY BE INCLUDED  IN
 THE  HEALTH  EDUCATION PROVIDED TO ALL SECONDARY SCHOOL PUPILS AND SHALL
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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